Updated December 06, 2022 by the ABC7 Data Team

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Vehicle thefts over the last 12 months are up 25% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department data through November 21.

The areas of the county policed by the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department averaged 792 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 489 a week.

The totals included here are for theft of a motor vehicle, and do not include thefts of parts of vehicles or thefts of personal valuables from vehicles.

A closer look at Southern California vehicle thefts where you live

The risk is not the same area to area.

ABC7’s data team looked at data that every local police agency reported to the California Department of Justice through 2021, the latest date for which records are available.

The map color codes each community by the vehicle theft rate in 2021. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of vehicles stolen.

Click on any area on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends.

You can find your neighborhood by using the box at the top of the map to search for any street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.